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Vitalik Buterin donated 256 ETH, worth about $655,000, to privacy messaging apps Session and SimpleX Chat, supporting decentralized communication alternatives.

The Dutch House of Representatives has scrapped a proposed tax increase on savers and investors. To cover the resulting budget gap, a tax benefit for homeowners with almost fully paid-off mortgages will be reduced instead.

The 2026 Dutch Blockchain Week, scheduled for June 22-28 in Amsterdam, will be its largest edition yet, featuring the international Litecoin Summit for the first time. The event expects over 5,000 visitors and more than 40 side events.

Subsquid (SQD) exploded by 92.5% this week, hitting a peak of €0.09 and becoming a top-traded asset on Bitvavo amid a quiet market.

Investor Murad Mahmudov predicts a long-term power struggle between the centralizing forces of AI and the decentralizing nature of blockchain, a conflict he says will shape the future of data, power, and ownership.

After weeks of declines, the crypto market rebounds with nearly all top 10 coins posting double-digit gains. Bitcoin rises 10% this week to $92,500, Ethereum gains 12% to $3,082, and XRP leads with a 17% weekly increase.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is shifting focus from simply scaling the network to optimizing it. After the block gas limit doubled to 60 million, Buterin proposes targeted adjustments to specific protocol operations to further increase capacity and efficiency without compromising decentralization.

CME Group halted trading for hours due to technical issues at CyrusOne data centers, freezing prices across major markets including S&P 500, forex, and precious metals during a critical trading period.

The Solana-based memecoin BONK is now tradable via an ETP on the SIX Swiss Exchange, offering access to traditional investors. This move comes as the token and the broader memecoin market suffer significant losses, with BONK down over 80% from its all-time high.

Privacy provider Surfshark is offering a Black Friday deal with up to 85% off its security packages, providing crypto investors with VPN, antivirus, and data breach alert tools for just a few euros per month.